When the painful news about the Catholic clergy abuse crisis broke this summer, I experienced a lot of emotions, especially...

Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. I welcome its familiar comforts: rustic colors, crunching leaves, savory soups, and cozy...

The two shall become one flesh. // Mark 10:8 This week's beautiful wallpaper is from Joe of PAL Campaign. He...

My dearest Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer...

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: I am far from perfect at praying the Rosary daily. I...

Today marks the much-celebrated feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Without him, our churches would be void of Crèches at...

Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe [in me] to sin, it would be better for him if...

I remember a print that hung in my family’s kitchen when I was a little girl. You know the one....

Last winter I was in a rough spot. I felt broken in my life and my relationships, and that if...

When I was young, my family owned an illustrated Lives of the Saints book. On the cover was a black...

Picture this. A young girl is just starting to fall in love with the Lord and discovers that everyone on...

My heaven it is to feel in me some likeness blest To Him Who made me and my soul hath...

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler, when it is...

I love my parish for many reasons. We have one priest who’s a dynamic homilist, and another who is the...

I’m a member of a large Blessed is She regional Facebook group. Questions related to spiritual direction often arise there....

I recently returned from four months abroad in the incredible city of Galway, Ireland. Although I had a great semester...

Women, more than men, in their desire to give relationally, tend to want to give without taking. Women want to...